Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles... Wikipedia
- Type: Mobile anti-ballistic missile system
- Place of origin: United States
- In service: 2008–present
- Used by: United States Army
- Designer: Lockheed
- Designed: 1992–1999
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
- Unit cost: US$1.25 billion per battery, US$12.6 million per missile (FY2017)
- Produced: 2008–present
- Number built: numerous
- Weight: 900 kg (1,984.16 lb)
- Length: 6.17 m
- Diameter: 340 mm (13.39 in) (booster), 370 mm (14.57 in) (kill vehicle)
- Engine: Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
- Propellant: Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket
- Operational, range: 200 km (124.27 mi)
- Flight ceiling: 150 km (93.21 mi)
- Speed: 2,800 m/s
- Guidance, system: Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head
- Accuracy: 0 ft (hit to kill)
- Transport: Transporter erector launcher
- Data source: DuckDuckGo